Sun Belt Voices Project

Ashley Kirzinger, Audrey Kearney, Mollyann Brodie, Charlie Cook, and Amy Walter
Published: Sep 17, 2020

Appendix Table 1
Percent who say they approve or disapprove of:	Total Voters						Swing Voters
	Total Sun Belt Voters	Arizona	Florida		North Carolina	Total Sun Belt Swing Voters			Arizona Swing Voters	Florida Swing Voters			N.C. Swing Voters
Donald Trump
Approve (NET)	48%	46%	48%	48%		45%		46%			45%	47%
Strongly approve	32	31	31	33		7		9			7	7
Somewhat approve	16	15	17	15		38		36			38	40
Disapprove (NET)	52	54	51	52		54		54			54	53
Somewhat disapprove	8	7	8	7		23		21			24	24
Strongly disapprove	44	46	43	45		30		32			30	29
Net approval (percentage points)	-4	-8	-3	-4		-9		-8			-9	-6
Joe Biden
Approve (NET)	50%	50%	51%	50%		56%		52%			60%	52%
Strongly approve	25	22	25	26		7		5			7	7
Somewhat approve	26	28	26	24		50		47			53	44
Disapprove (NET)	49	49	48	50		42		46			39	46
Somewhat disapprove	13	13	13	12		27		30			26	27
Strongly disapprove	36	36	35	37		15		16			12	19
Net approval (percentage points)	+1	+1	+3	0		*+14*		+6			*+21*	+6
*Swing voters include those who said they will probably vote for Donald Trump, probably vote for Joe Biden, are undecided, or don’t know who they will vote for in the upcoming election.

Appendix Table 2
Percent who say they trust … to better handle each of the following issues:	Suburban Voters In Arizona, Florida, and North Carolina
	Total Suburban Voters	Men	Women		White, Non-Hispanic	Black, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic	HS diploma or less			Some college	College degree +
The economy
Donald Trump	56%	61%	52%	65%		19%	46%			61%	59%		49%
Joe Biden	41	38	45	34		73	50			36	40		48
Criminal justice and policing
Donald Trump	51	56	47	62		12	36			57	55		43
Joe Biden	46	42	50	37		82	60			40	44		56
The coronavirus outbreak
Donald Trump	47	52	43	57		14	28			54	49		39
Joe Biden	49	46	52	40		78	66			43	48		57
Race relations
Donald Trump	44	48	40	54		11	23			50	47		35
Joe Biden	53	50	56	44		84	70			47	50		62
Health care
Donald Trump	48	52	44	57		10	32			55	49		39
Joe Biden	50	46	54	41		84	65			42	49		59
Immigration
Donald Trump	51	57	46	61		14	36			55	56		42
Joe Biden	47	42	51	38		81	61			42	42		56

Methodology